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US video game retailer GameStop says it has raised more than $2bn (£1.57bn) in its second share sale in a month after a rally led by the investment influencer Keith Gill, known as Roaring Kitty.The announcement comes just days after Mr Gill’s first YouTube livestream in three years.The company’s shares jumped by almost 23% on Tuesday and have doubled in the last six months.GameStop’s popularity among retail investors during the pandemic helped coin the idea of meme stocks – those that gain popularity through sites like Reddit.Stocks that often became popular were ones that had been heavily bet against by…

Elon Musk has unexpectedly asked a California court to withdraw a legal case against OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman, which accused them of abandoning the firm’s founding mission of developing artificial intelligence (AI) for humanity’s benefit.The filing submitted by the multi-billionaire’s lawyers asked for the months-old case to be dropped without offering any reason for the move.It came just a day before the court was expected to hear the ChatGPT-developer’s bid to have the case dismissed.BBC News has contacted Mr Musk’s lawyer and OpenAI for comment.The latest filing asked for the case’s dismissal “without prejudice”, meaning Mr Musk could…

3 hours agoBy Manish Pandey, BBC NewsbeatLiam Daniel/NetflixSeason three has seen a change in status for Will and Alice MondrichThis article contains minor spoilers for series 3 of Bridgerton.The majestic world of Bridgerton has thrust a number of budding couples into the limelight over its three seasons.Daphne Bridgerton and the Duke of Hastings, Kate Sharma and Anthony Bridgerton and, now, Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton.While Penelope and Colin’s love story is the focus of season three, there’s another couple who’ve been there from the start: Will and Alice Mondrich.Theirs is a rare, established relationship in the Bridgerton world, and the two are…

Competitive eating star Joey “Jaws” Chestnut has been told he cannot join America’s premiere hot dog contest after striking a deal with a vegan brand. His removal from next month’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York came after he agreed sponsorship from Impossible Foods, a vegan hot dog maker in competition with the Nathan’s brand.”We are devastated to learn that Joey Chestnut has chosen to represent a rival brand that sells plant-based hot dogs rather than competing in the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest,” Major League Eating (MLE) said on Tuesday.MLE added that…

Euro 2024 kicks off this month, so we’re bringing you a special Euro 2024 edition of the AI or real quiz – it’s sure to leaving you scratching your head!Challenge yourself to get full marks in our latest AI or real quiz and see how you do at spotting pictures that have been created using artificial intelligence.And don’t forget, do your own research to find out where the original images and videos came from, verify sources, and check to see if credible news sites have covered the story. Source link

1 hour agoBy Guy Lambert, @guybertie, Entertainment ReporterHBOThe second season sees the Targaryen and Velaryon houses dividedAhead of the second series of House of the Dragon, a prequel to Game of Thrones, its stars have been speaking to the BBC about what to expect.Based on George RR Martin’s epic fantasy novel A Song of Ice and Fire, House of the Dragon stars a collection of British talent, including Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke.The second season of the HBO prequel picks up just days after the final events of the first season.While there is promise of more monumental battles and fiery dragon…

18 minutes agoBy Azeezat Olaoluwa, BBC News, LagosGetty ImagesNigeria, a nation once notorious for military rule, is marking 25 years of democracy.The brass bands will play, the crowd will cheer and the president will make a speech – but outside of Wednesday’s official event many may be wondering what the celebration is really for.“You cannot eat democracy” is a phrase often attributed to autocrats – but it has also been used by elected leaders as a warning about what a population might demand of them.As many Nigerians struggle to earn enough to live on, amid an economic crisis and dramatically rising prices,…

Students at Media City’s University Technical College describe their experiences of swapping their smartphones for basic Nokia handsets.The only forms of communication are calls and text messages.The detox is all part of a project run by BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Bitesize looking at young people’s habits with their smartphones. Source link

38 minutes agoBy Philippa Roxby, Health reporterGetty ImagesMosquitoes can spread disease from person to person, and from place to placeAn invasive species of mosquito has been found in 13 countries in the EU, including France, Spain and Greece, with experts linking their discovery to a rise in dengue fever in Europe.Climate change is creating favourable conditions for the tiger mosquito to spread, said the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). As far north as Paris, where the Olympic Games will take place at the end of July, authorities have been monitoring and trapping the insect.The ECDC has warned international travel…

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden is to open up about her ordeal with breast cancer in a new BBC documentary.The film, with the working title Amy Dowden: Fight of My Life, will be broadcast on BBC One this summer.It will be shown ahead of her return to Strictly, after she missed last year’s series because of her illness.The Welsh dancer was diagnosed in April 2023, at the age of 32, after finding a lump in her breast the day before she went on her honeymoon.”It was an exciting new chapter in my life, but finding a lump on my…